Bung and faucet for barrels.



No. 7|2,'l08. Patented Oct. 28,,1902,

G. R. VAN DER WEE.

BUNG AND FAUCET FOB BABBE LS.

(Application flled. Feb. 8, 189 9.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES GEORGE R. VAN DER \VEE, OF ROCHESTER,

PATENT OFFICE...

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I BUNG AND FAUCET FOR BAR'RELS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 712,108, dated. October 28, 1902.

' Application filed February 8,1899. Serial No. 704,975. (No model.)

T0 on whom itmay concern.-

Be it knownthat I, GEORGE R. VAN DER WEE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bungs and Faucets for Barrels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bungs and faucets for barrels.

The object of the invention is to provide an eifective I device containing improvements over the devices of a similar kind heretofore known. i 1

The invention consists in the devices and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a bung and faucet embodying my invention, a small portion being broken away in the drawing to exhibit construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the whole device on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an elevation of the main valve. the line 4 at of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a detail of the device. Fig. 6 is a crosssection on the line 6 Got Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a top plan view of a bungwhen the detachable handled portion is removed, and Fig. 8 is a cross-section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, A is a hollow casing provided with an external screw-thread a and forms the casing of the bung proper. The

screw-threads are for engagement with the In the figures the lower portion a of thebung is reduced in size as compared with the screwthreaded portion, and at a suitable point of this reduced portion a pin a is screw-threaded into the wallof the reduced portion a and extends into the interior of the casing. The

. lower portion of the casing, as shown inFig.

2, is bored out cylindrically, and within it is a valve 13. This valve has longitudinal ribs I), (see Figs. 3 and 6,) and the body of the valve is smaller than the interior area of the casing in which it moves, so that fluid may pass between the valve-body and the casing. The

ribs 1) fit against the inner wall of the casing and serve to keep the valve B in position.

On the lower end of the valve 13 is a plate Fig. 4 is a cross-section on turning the valveBr In-Figs.'3 and at the stem B is shown flattened on two sides. I 7

:Upon a shoulder b on the upper'side of the valve-body B is a valveface b which may consist of a ring of hard or soft packing.

This valve-face is adapted to fit against a valve-seatthatis, a ring C'that is screwed into the casing A and'has a downwardly-directed edge a, which is adapted to strike against the valveface 12 just mentioned.- The ring is provided with means, such as the holes or sockets c,- for the engagement of a suitable wrench inserted through the outward opening of the bung or casing A in order to adjust the position of the seat or ring with reference to the valve-face Z2 In the side of the valve-body Bis a slot, into which the pin a projects. This slot, as shown in Fig. 3, has two portions 11 and b running in parallel planes at right angles to the axis of the valve, and a diagonal portion 12 connecting the two portions b and b It is obvious now that when the pin a. is in place if the valve-body B is turned it will not only have a rotary movement, but the fixed pin a will cause longitudinal movement of the valve-body, which, if in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2, will move the valve from the position shown .in said figure to a position permitting the passage of fluid past the valve edges b and c. The longitudinal movement 4 is of course caused by the angular sloth;

When the pin a is in one of the portions'b or Z1 of the slot in the valve-body, pressure upon the valve-body B does not tend to move the valve from its position, as the slots 1)? and b are at right angles to the lines of longitudinal movement of the valve-body, andrthe valve is locked against movement by reason of pressure from gas or fluid inthe barrelor inthe pipe connections.

In the upper end of the casing A is a ring' A, which is' screwed into said casing andis v locked therein by any suitable means, such as the set-screw a". Wrench-sockets a, Fig. 7, maybe made in the ring A for adjusting or for removing it. The inner edge of this ring has two notches a preferably set out of line with each other, as shown in Fig. 7. Through this ring passes the faucet-tube D, which is provided with a handle D and is provided with means on its outer end for attachment wit-h a pipe for conducting away the contents of the barrel to which the bung is attached. In the drawings these means are indicated by the screw-threads d The lower end ofthe tube D is provided with a valve-face d, which may be of hard or soft packing, and when the tube is in position in the bung this packing rests upon a valve-seat, the ring 0, and forms a tight joint between the tube and said ring, and thus connects with the interior of the barrel.

On the outside of the tube D is a shoulder 61, upon which rests a ring D, having upon it lugs d out of line with each other and in positions suitable for passing through the notches a in the ring A The ring D is held against the shoulder cl by means of.a locking-ring d that is screwed upon the outside of the tube D and presses the ring against the shoulder d, lockingit in place. By means of the ring (1 the position of the lugs 61 may be suitably adjusted with reference to the tube D and the notches a so that when the tube D is removed from the bung or is inserted thereinto the proper engagement with the stem B may be made, for it is essential that the tube D should not be capable of removal from the bung A unless the position of the valve-body B closes the bung.

On the lower end of the tnbeD and inside the bore thereof are a series of lugs or projections (1 Fig. 4, which are adapted to engage the flattened sides of the stem B of the valve B and leave channels around the stem B whereby fluid may pass through the tube D.

The device is complete as thus far described; but it is desirable to add a valve operating in the tube D when the tube is removed from the hung in order that fluid in the tube D may not flow backward therefrom when it is separated from the bung. For this purpose I employ a back-pressure valve therein of the form now to be described.

At a suitable point in the tube 'D a ring (Z forming a valve-seat, is set in the tube, and a bar d having a perforation cl", extends across said tube at a suitable point, leaving passages on either side of the bar. The valvestem moving in the perforation (1 guides the valve 61 directly to the valve-seat (1 and the stem (Z is of such length that when the tube D is in position in the bung and its valve-seat d engages against the ring 0 the valve (1 is pushed away from the seat (Z and the free passage of fluid is permitted. In order to retain the valve (1 and its stem d in place in the tube D, the tube is bored out on the inside, so as to form a shoulder (1 and the valve 01 is provided with a series of arms (Z which when the valve is moved outward (upward in Fig. 2) the ends of these arms strike against the shoulder c1 and prevent the valve from being moved farther along the tube. In order to make this holding device, the arms (Z are made integral with the valve or are suitably fastened thereto. When the valve is inserted in the tube, the arms 01 are sprung inward toward the center of the valve, so as to be passed into the tube from the outer (upper) end, and when the valve is in place the ends of the arms d are bent outward, so as to be adapted to engage against the shoulder (1 The operation of the device is as follows: The valve B is supposed to be in the position shown in Fig. 2, with the valve edges 0 and b pressing against their packings b and a respectively, closing the inlet into the bung. In this position the pin a is in the portion b of the slot in the valve B. It now the faucet (which comprises the tube Dand itsappurtenances) is inserted through the ring A, the lugs 01 pass through the notches a until the valve-seat d presses tightly against the upper side or edge of the ring (J. When the parts are in this position, the faucet can be turned with reference to the casing A, thus bringing the lugs 01 under solid portions of the ring A and locking the parts firmly in place. The lugs (Z may be slightly beveled in order to engage easily with the under side of the ring A and in order to press the end of the tube more solidly upon its seat. The bevels may of course be made on the ring A or both the lugs and the ring may be beveled for this purpose. When the tube or faucet D is inserted through the ring A", it fits upon the stem B of the valve B, but without turning it, and when the tube D is turned the lugs 61 are brought under the ring A locking the bung and tube together, and at the same time the valve B turns with the tube and causes the pin 6& to act along and through the diagonal portion 71 of the slot and until the pin rests in the straight portion 19 thus not only rotating the valve B, but causing it to move longitudinally in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2, and thus opensafree outlet through the bung and through the tube D. The ends of the slots 19 and Z9 of course limit the extent of rotation of the bung, and therefore of the faucet D. The longitudinal movement of the plate B away from the end of the bungcasing breaks away any adhering pitch or other substance employed for lining the barrel, and the rotary movement of the plate as sists in this function.

The construction shown permits easy and accurate adjustment and repair of each of the valves in the casing A and access thereto from the outer end of the casing.

- WVhat I claim is- 1. In a combined bung and faucet, the combination of a bung-casing, a longitudinallymovable valve therein, an adjustable seat for said valve within said casing, an insertible tubular faucet adapted to engage said valve for operating the same and to make contact with the end of said faucet against said valve-seat, and means, adjustable independently of said valve-seat, forlocking said faucet in said bung-casing.

2. In a combined bung and faucet, the combination of a bung-casing, a longitudinallymovable valve therein, an adjustable seat for said valve within said casing, an insertible tubular faucet adapted to engage said valve for operating the same and to make contact with the end of said faucet against said valveseat, an adjustable ring in the outer end of said'bung-casin g, and a device upon said faucet for engaging said ring for locking said faucet in place and for pressing its end against said seat.

3. In a combined bung and faucet, the combination of a bung-casing, a longitudinally movable valve therein, an adjustable seat for said valve within said casing, an insertible tubular faucet adapted to engage said valve for operating the same and to make contact with the end of said faucet against said valveseat, an adjustable ring in the outer end of said bung-casing having notches on the inner side thereof, and an adjustable device upon said faucet having lugs for passing through said notches and for engaging said ring for locking said faucet in place and for pressing its end against its seat.

4:. In a combined bung and faucet, the combination of a bung-casing, a rotating and longitudinally-movable valve therein, provided with an outwardly-projecting stem; means for causing said valve to move longitudinally when rotated, an adjustable valve-seat for said valve within said casing, an insertible tubular faucet adapted to engage said stem for operating said valve and to be seated against said valve-seat, an adjustable ring in the outer end of said casing through which the faucet passes, and means upon said faucet for engaging said ring for locking the faucet in place and for pressing its end against said valve-seat.

5. In a combined bung and faucet, the combination of a bung-casing, a rotating and longitudinally-movable valve therein provided with an outwardly-proj ecting stem, means for causing said valve to move longitudinally when rotated, an adjustable valve-seat for said valve within said casing, an insertible tubular faucet adapted to engage said stem for operating said valve and to be seated against said valve-seat, an adjustable ring in the outer end of said casing through which the faucet passes, and a device upon said faucet for engaging said ring for locking said faucetin place and for pressing'its end against its seat.

6. In a combined bung and faucet, the combination of a bung-casing, a rotating and longitudinally-movable valve therein provided with an outwardly-projecting stem, means for against said seat, an adjustable ring in the outer end of said bung-casing having notches on the inner sidethereof, and an adjustable device upon said faucet having lugs for passing through said notches and for engaging the under side of said ring for locking said faucet in place and for pressing its end against its seat.

7. In acombined bung andfaucet, the combination of a bung-casing, avalve therein, an insertible tubular faucet adapted to engage said valve for operatingthe same, means for locking said faucet in place in said bung-casing, and a back-pressure valve in the faucet that is opened by setting the faucet in place in the casing. I

8. In a combined bung and faucet, the combination of a bung-casing, a valve therein, an insertible tubular faucet adapted to engage said valve for operating the same, means for locking said faucet in place in said bung-casing, and a back-pressure valve in the faucet having a stem adapted to engage the firstmentioned valve when the faucet is adjusted in the bung-casing whereby said back-pressure valve is held open while the faucet is in place.

9. In a combined bung and faucet, the combination of a bung-casing, a valve therein provided with an outwardly-projecting stem, an insertible tubular faucet adapted to inclose said stem for operating said valve, means for locking said faucet in place in said bung-casing, and a back-pressure valve in the faucet having a stem adapted to engage said stem when the faucet is adjusted in the bung casing whereby said back pressure valve is held open while the faucet is in place.

10. Inacombined bung and faucet, the combination of a bung-casing, a valve therein, an

insertible tubular faucet adapted to engage said valve directly by its stem for operating the valve, means for locking said faucet in place in said bung-casing, and a back-pressure valve in the faucet that is opened by setting the faucet in place in the'casing.

11. In a combined bung and faucet,the combination of a bung-casing, avalve therein, an insertible tubular faucet adapted to engage said valve directly by its stem for operating the valve, means for locking said faucet in place in said bung-casing, and a back-pressure valve in the faucet having a stem adapted to engage the first-mentioned valve When the faucetis adjusted in the bung-casing,whereby said back-pressure valve is held open while the faucet is in place.

GEORGE R. VAN DER WEE.

Witnesses:

G. M. PERKINS, F. BIssELL. 

